: weighing less than the normal or requisite amount
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the long illness left him frail and underweight
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Barclays reiterates Apple as underweight Barclays lowered its price target on Apple to $173 per share from $197 ahead of earnings on May 1.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
An anonymous tipster contacted the sheriff's office April 14 about possible mistreatment of Bane, who the tipster said was very underweight and had been left chained outside without food, water or shade, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025
Two-year-old Foxy was once underweight with thinning fur, had endured six rounds of chemotherapy for a non-cancerous condition.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly have both faced disqualification from the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix after their Ferrari and Alpine cars were found to be underweight during post-race checks.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Underweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underweight. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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underweight
adjective
un·der·weight
-ˈwāt 
: weighing less than the normal amount for one's age, height, and build
underweight children
underweight adults typically have a body mass index of less than 18.5
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